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This novel is a wonderful read and I highly recommend anyone to read it in its entirety.What critics' reviews tend to ignore is that Hajime is indeed a human, thus subject to psychological damage.The reason why it has the psychological tag is because of the traumatic stress on Hajime in volume 1, as he suffers from Marie Antionette Syndrome (which is when a person undergoes so much stress that their hair turns white). It is further detailed later in the novel that clarifies the severity of the mental trauma.It is to be noted that the human brain fully develops at the age of 25, making Hajime's mental stability in severe danger. Hajime's significant increase in intelligence can be described as Aquired Savant Syndrome.The reason for how Hajime does tend to contradict his words - making him seem rather hypocritical - is that Hajime's original personality had been preserved and conflicts with his post-traumatic personality.When Hajime mellows out, it can be more said that he is recovering from the mental stress and trauma.Anyways, the novel does take an interesting stance on the psychological tag and highly recommend if you have plently of beforehand knowledge on seemingly unneeded topics (r.i.p me).
